It wasn’t long after I began holding crayons and paper that I began crafting stories with them. My earliest memories of writing come from when I was between the ages of seven and ten. I would write stories about my pets, particularly my hamster Pearl. My first-ever series was called The Adventures of Pearl, and I was quite proud of it. As I got older, I tried writing more serious things, but still all in the name of fun. The first-ever short story I tried writing ‘professionally’ was entitled Walter Wack and the Missing Swiss. It was about a teenage, German boy who teamed up with his cousin Dustin in an attempt to track down the thief who had stolen the town delicatessen’s prized, Swiss cheese. Yes, it was a mystery. Mystery is my favorite, second to romance. And yes, that was the actual title of the short story. I was quite proud of this one as well, and even read it my grandmother whom I’m sure didn’t know what to think. We all have to start somewhere, don’t we? Haha!

Well, that one book slowly grew into a planned series. I still remember writing the list of all of the Walter books I wanted to write. Walter’s world died one day, however, when I accidentally deleted the first one hundred pages I had written on the family computer. (I didn’t know at the time that you could retrieve deleted files, but it honestly didn’t matter since I lost interest in Walter rather quickly.) All I knew was I wanted to be a writer, and I wasn’t going to give up, even if it took me years to get it right. The Adventures of Pearl hadn’t lasted, The Adventures of Walter Wack hadn’t lasted, but I knew that someday, something would.

A bit frustrated that I had much to learn, I tucked away my love of writing for a while. (Sort of.) During high school, I didn’t just read the greatest works of literature. I studied them in order to better myself. Literature was my favorite part of the day, as was handwriting. Anything that required my imagination or a pen was my favorite. I remember being fascinated by such stories and poems as The Inspiration of Mister Budd by Dorothy L. Sayers, and Julias Caesar by William Shakespeare. A few of my favorite poets were Robert Browning, Emily Dickenson, and Robert Frost. I was the child that read the boring, ‘all-about-the-author’ prologues before even beginning the book.

Another thing that used to frustrate me during this time was there was no good, clean books to read. At least, none that I knew of. The result? I stuck with the classics, but even within the world of classical literature, there was always some kind of garbage to reckon with. I began hoping and praying that one day, I would be able to change that, even if I were just one writer with one pen. If it was Yah’s will, I wanted to write stories that were not only entertaining, but encouraging, inspiring, and uplifting.

Once I graduated—as much as I loved all things writing—I decided to pursue herbalism. Writing was great and all, but I honestly lost interest in it for a while. Growing up, I had always had a love for health and wellness, but it really grew on me when I was a teen. I thank my mother for this, who did her very best to raise me and my siblings naturally, and did a wonderful job. (Thank you, Mama, for all you’ve put into us. Quite literally, haha!)

For two years I studied under The School of Natural Healing founded by Dr. John R. Christopher and have two degrees which I hope will come more in handy in the future. My goal is to become an herbal consultant on the side of writing novels, but we’ll see what Yah has in store.

Fast-forward to today: I’m a full-time writer and first grade teacher, with my herbal knowledge tucked away until further notice. My debut novel currently entitled Project GD, will be releasing summer of 2025, and I’ve never been more excited! Yahuah has been so good, and I can’t wait to see where He decides to take this novel. My ultimate prayer is that it will change hearts, touch lives, and draw its readers closer to Him. The novel’s main message is that HE IS GOOD. Never forget that.

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